The original Portland railroad station, mentioned in many Kelland books and magazine stories. His last glimpse of "the Golden Age", as he left Portland at the age of ten, to move to Detroit, "so he could have advantages".
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Hey if you check these postings, I am wondering how to contact the estate.

Tom T said:April 9, 2012 5:19 pm PST

CBK was unknown to me until I found a copy of "Arizona" at a junk shop for $5. I'm enjoying it so far. Thanks for the web site, very informative.

John R. Lenahan said:March 6, 2012 3:38 pm PST

Hello. Many years ago my father J. Raymond Lenahan passed away and while going threw his belongings I found a golf scorecard from a round that was played at Pepper Pike G.C. in Ohio. It is dated Sept. 10, 1935. The foursome contained the following players; Ray Lenahan, Bud Kelland, Francis Ouimet, and Bob Jones. I beleive they played prior to the US Open which was being held in the area. My dad and Ouimet were long time friends from New England golf. It made for one fantastic afternoon I'm sure.
Your's truly
John Lenahan
mojolenahan@msn.com

Joseph Harder said:February 5, 2012 9:24 pm PST

The Newspaper Keleland worked for the Detroit News. This si appropiate,a s the News was highly Republican (and still is now.)

Darnly Motter said:January 3, 2012 2:06 pm PST

Do you know which short story/novel that CBK used the name Darnly for a character? I have looked for years and never found it. My mother named 5 of her 8 children after characters she read in his works. (Darnly, Kim, Rick, Kevin, Kerry and Roxana.)

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